also: ゆずりわたしにん
noun
transferor; assignor
Legal term for a person who transfers rights, property, or obligations to another party.
譲渡人は、契約書に署名する必要があります。
The transferor must sign the contract.
この特許の譲渡人は元の開発者
The assignor of this patent is the original developer.
譲受人 is the transferee or assignee, the person who receives the transfer, while 譲渡人 is the one who transfers.
Compound of 譲渡 (じょうと, 'transfer, assignment') and 人 (にん, 'person').